Arthur & Robin

Matter of the Greenwood Document

Churchwardens' accounts recording Robin Hood games

Summary

Parish financial records from Exeter, Croscombe (Somerset), Kingston-upon-Thames, Yeovil and elsewhere show Robin Hood gatherings as a standard and lucrative fundraising event. The most reliable evidence we have for what Robin Hood actually was to most people before 1600.

Date

c. 1420 onward

Worldviews

Robin of the May Games

Provenance

Source method

Web research plus Marshall and Butterworth (local holding)

Review status

DRAFT

Confidence

HIGH